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Posted on: October 23, 2023

Calling All Young Artists

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The holiday season is fast approaching, and Mayor Tom McNamara needs your help!  Each year, the Mayor sends out holiday cards to companies and organizations that help our community move forward. Once again, he’d like to use a card designed by a R...
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Posted on: July 18, 2023

City Council Approves Barber Colman Agreement

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On July 17, 14th Ward Alderman Mark Bonne called for a Motion to Reconsider an amendment to the redevelopment agreement for Barber Colman, mandating J Jeffers, as the developer, sign a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) acceptable to the Northwestern Illinois ...

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Posted on: July 7, 2023

Partnership with Metra to Restore Chicago-Rockford Passenger Rail Service

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Governor JB Pritzker was joined today by Mayor McNamara and other state and local officials to announce a partnership between the Illinois Department of Transportation and Metra to once again provide safe and reliable passenger rail between Chicago and Ro...
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Posted on: June 28, 2023

Mayor and Chairman Establish Behavioral Health Advisory Group

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Today, Mayor Tom McNamara and Winnebago County Board Chairman Joe Chiarelli announced the creation of an Advisory Group to address behavioral health issues in our community. Since the closing of the Singer Mental Health Center in 2012, the community has s...

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Posted on: June 26, 2023

City Launches $200 Million Privately Funded Project

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At a press conference this morning, officials from SiFi Networks and the City of Rockford announced the official construction launch of the Rockford FiberCity® project, a revolutionary fiberoptic infrastructure investment that will bring a fast, a...

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Posted on: June 21, 2023

Committee Approves Barber Colman Agreement

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On June 20. the Planning and Development Committee approved a redevelopment agreement with J. Jeffers & Co, LLC, to redevelop the 26-acre Barber Colman Complex. Under the agreement, the campus, which has sat vacant for 22 years, will be renovated in m...
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Posted on: March 17, 2023

Appointment for 11th Ward Vacancy

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Mayor McNamara has announced his appointment of Isidro Barrios to serve as 11th Ward Alderman. If approved by City Council, Barrios will fill the vacant seat created by the passing of Alderman Tuffy Quinonez.

Barrios was a construction union laborer and fo...

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Posted on: November 22, 2016

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Posted on: November 22, 2016

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Posted on: November 22, 2016

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Posted on: November 22, 2016

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